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Catavina Rock Paintings (Las Pintas)

La Paz, Ensenada, Mexico
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Ranked #11 of 14 attractions in Ensenada
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- 25 Mar 2013
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San Diego, California
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41 reviews 41 reviews
5 attraction reviews
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2013

Too few, indistinct paintings, didn't make the effort worth it in retrospect. Tough climb if your elderly and cramped space under boulders to see Las pintas.

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Ensenada, Mexico
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

These are 10,000 year old cave paintings. Unlike most in the Baja Penninsula, these are very near the main north-south road of the penninsual, so you can park your car and walk there. 1/4 mile maybe. It is a steep and awkward climb up to the cave with the painints. If you go to the little history musuem in Ensenada... More

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San Francisco, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012

Rock paintings are in a small cave at the top of a zig-zag approach.

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